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Final Seven Teams Announced for 2014 Tour of California

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Final Seven Teams Announced for 2014 Tour of California

Tour of California organizers have chosen seven pro continental and continental teams, which will join nine ProTeams for 2014 Amgen Tour of California, including four top-10 America Tour teams.

presented by MAXXIS, which features U.S. National Road Race Champion Freddie Rodriguez of Berkeley, California; and Bissell Development Team, which will be make their third appearance in the race under new management.

“Our team is proud to be competing in our sixth Amgen Tour of California. The race is always a great opportunity for our athletes to test themselves against the very best in the world and for our sponsors to gain exposure through a world-class event,” said Jonas Carney, Team Director of Optum Pro Cycling presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies.

The 2014 Amgen Tour of California, which takes place from May 11–18, will cover more than 740 miles through 12 host cities as the world's top professional cyclists compete from Sacramento to Thousand Oaks in front of many fans and an international television audience. With full team rosters yet to be announced, the race has been America’s biggest showcase of Olympic medalists, Tour de France stage winners and world champions since its inception in 2006.

In addition to the stellar roster of cycling teams that was completed today, earlier this week AEG announced that the 2014 Amgen Tour of California will feature more professional women’s racing than any previous race of its kind on U.S. soil with two days of action-packed competition. Invitations are now being extended to an elite international roster of female cyclists to compete in a circuit race surrounding the state capitol building in downtown Sacramento when the Amgen Tour of California begins on May 11. The following day, a field of nearly two dozen of the world’s top-ranked women time trialists will race the clock during a time trial in Folsom over the same course the men will ride later that day.

“With more UCI ProTeams in the line-up than ever before [due to new regulations] and the strongest field of Pro-Continental and Continental teams we have ever invited, the field this year is shaping up to be our most competitive ever,” said Kristin Bachochin, executive director of the race and senior vice president of AEG Sports.

“Our commitment to the fans and the competitors remains focused on fielding an exciting race for the top teams in the sport, as well as creating a climate for dynamic domestic teams to compete on an international platform and challenge the brightest talent in the world.”